Diane65 wrote:OMG I cannot believe that it is 3 years ago that we reached our goals
It is also time to go blackberry picking like we did all those years ago
Gosh was it that long ago? Mind you I never did reach my goal, but admittedly I was a lot closer to it then than I am now.
However, I think you may be more impressed with my efforts on the blackberry picking front. Check out these juicy little bad boys that I picked from a dew laden bush just in front of my house before breakfast today.
Today's Menu:
Breakfast: 40g Porridge with 300 ml SKIMMED
milk and 50g blackberries. - 275 Kcals
Lunch: The usual massive salad with smoked salmon fillet and sweet chilli sauce - 575 kcals
Evening Meal: I'm thinking Big Jacket potato with baked beans and not too much grated cheese, but no butter
- 650 kcals
Black coffee, Earl Grey Tea, Preston's Cucumber, Mint and Lemon Detox Tisane.
So sorry to hear about your health issues ClareBarr. Obviously, I don't know your exact circumstances, and we are all different aren't we, but sometimes if I can manage to do any exercise at all, however gentle and insignificant it may seem, then I know that can prove very beneficial.
I have good days and bad days - when my back is very sore I lay in bed for hours resting up, but on good days I try and keep moving around even if this generates a bit of pain as I think this may help overall. I've even been known to do some easy yoga type poses recently. Obviously for a bloke in my condition this is not a pretty sight,
but it all happens behind closed doors
I retired 8 years ago, and I find that even a five minute walk around the block say, is good for a number of reasons. It gets me a change of scenery and breaks the monotony of sitting in the house looking at the walls. It also takes my mind off continually thinking about and then snacking on food. I find exercise actually lifts my mood and gets me a ridiculous sense of achievement whenever I do some. I know from past experience the more exercise I do, the more weight I will lose and thus the easier and more enjoyable it becomes.
Don't worry about the "shortness" of your posts ClareBarr - Mine can be quite lengthy but frequently they are just a load of puerile nonsense and failed attempts at humour. Your posts are quality, I love reading them and the tips that you frequently share with us. It's great that we can all help and encourage each other on here.
Be good everyone and keep posting.
Also, it would be great if we had a few more people joining us here. What have you got to lose?
- Haha - see what I did there?
OK I'll get my coat
How crazy is that?....I might have to go back to the Eye Clinic!! 
plus I had actually gone literally back to square one on my weight so 37lb to go. Hope that you enjoyed your walk. I too am going for another walk today plus a did a couple of Tiffany Rothes workouts last night but I will do my DVD tomorrow as that what tones me up especially when I actually do it 
You are doing good girl - purely by posting that is a major step. 